Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer

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Jacksonville Dolphins
Jacksonville Dolphins logo 2018.svg
Founded1957; 65 years ago (1957)
UniversityJacksonville University
Head coach (7th season)
ConferenceASUN
LocationJacksonville, FL
StadiumSouthern Oak Stadium
(Capacity: 500)
NicknameDolphins
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1998
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1998
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1959, 1999, 2007, 2020

The Jacksonville University Men's Soccer Team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[2] The team is a member of the ASUN Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Jacksonville's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Southern Oak Stadium. The Dolphins are coached by Mauricio Ruiz.

The Dolphins have been in several NCAA conferences over their 60-year history. In 1959, the Dolphins won the Florida Intercollegiate Conference. The Dolphins have won three Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournaments, with one coming in 1987 and the other two coming from 1995–1996. The Dolphins won the ASUN Tournament in 2008[3] and spring 2021 (part of the rescheduled 2020 season).[4] The Dolphins' best performance in NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 1998, where they reached the round of 16.[5]

Roster[]

As of December 28, 2020[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Matt Levy
2 DF United States USA Zach Blice
3 DF United States USA Alex Salvador
4 MF United States USA Connar Lufkin
5 DF Canada CAN Gabriel Simoneau
6 DF Canada CAN Richy Lapointe
7 FW United States USA Reggie Nicholas
8 MF England ENG Mason Tunbridge
9 FW United States USA Reed Davis
10 MF Cuba CUB Inti Antunez
11 MF Guatemala GUA Jake Johnson
12 MF Canada CAN Joshua Moreira
13 DF United States USA Maxim Pencak
15 MF Brazil BRA Lui Chaves
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Dominican Republic DOM Francisco Capellan
17 DF Canada CAN Habib Famuditimi
18 FW United States USA Mohamed Soumah
19 DF United States USA Jose Manzo
20 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Josh Araujo-Wilson
21 MF Canada CAN Olivier Correa
22 MF United States USA Jake Duncan-Smith
23 MF Brazil BRA Cao Chaves
24 DF United States USA Trey Demps
25 DF Sweden SWE Nil Ringstrand
27 DF United States USA Cole Reasonover
28 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jabari Gray
30 GK Brazil BRA Eduardo Thome

Coaching Staff[]

  • Brazil Mauricio Ruiz – Head Coach
  • England Thomas Buckner – Associate Head Coach
  • United States Enrique Barboto – Assistant Coach

Individual achievements[]

All-Americans[]

Jacksonville has produced four All-Americans. The most recent All-American came in 2000.

Player Position Year
Aleks Mihailovic MF 1978
Jason Phitides FW 1984
Peter Popovic GK 2000
Mladen Dikic FW 2000

Honors[]

  • ASUN Conference
    • Winners (Tournament) (2): 2008, 2021 Spring
  • Sun Belt Conference
    • Winners (Tournament) (3): 1987, 1995, 1996

References[]

  1. ^ "Color Information" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins Usage and Style Guide. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ASUN Conference. December 18, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville Crowned 2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Champion; Wins Program's Second League Title" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins. Presto Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". JU Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

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